La Trévaresse

Hills and Romanesque Abbey (day trip)

This excursion can be started from either Salon or Aix. From Aix, take the road to Rognes via the Puyricard Plateau. Alternative route via La Cride and Château la Coste. In Rognes: old village in local stone, churches (baroque reredos), wine and truffle fairs. From Rognes head for La Roque d’Anthéron and visit the beautiful Silvacane Abbey by the Durance River (Romanesque Cistercian). In La Roque d’Anthéron: International Piano Festival in the grounds of the Château de Florans, the village and museum. Next, take the steep winding road to Lambesc. Stop off on the way to visit the Romanesque Chapel of Saint Anne and the cave dwellings. In Lambesc visit the village and the church and return to Aix either through the vineyards of Rognes or via the little Route d’Eguilles.